Splicing apparatus for cinematographic films.



A. S. HOWELL. sPLmNG APPARATUS Foa CINEMATOGHAPHIC FILMS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.2`7| 19H5.

Patented Aug. 13,1918.

8 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

` A. s. HOWELL.

SPLICING APPARATUS FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS.

K U APPLlcATloN FILED Nov.21, lm s. PatentedAug. V a sushis-s Msgr a.

i @wwf i A. s. HowELL. SPLICING APPARATUS FOR CINEMATOG'RAPHIC FILMS.

` APPLICATlon FILED Nomar. 1.916. L y, A 1 5,2975 31 Patented Aug. `13, 1918` L l a SNI'ES-GHEET M A A. s. HOWELL. l SPLICING APPARATUS FORCINENIATUGRAPHICl FILMS.

I APPLICATION FILE NUI/I2?, I9I6. 1,275,431. Patented Aug. 13, 1918` 8 SHEETS-SHEET 5- A. S. HOWELL. sPLlclNG APPARATUS Fon CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS.

Z7 i@ i wfg A. S. HOWELL. -sPLlclNG APFAHATUS Fon CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.27, 1916.

PatentedAug.13,1918.

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3.9 off-ay splieingniacliine with'w'liich it is pos ALBERT S. HOWELL, OF HICAGO7 ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BELL & HOWELL COMPANY,

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.4

. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

.sername arraaarns Specification of Letters Patent.

FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

Application led November 2T, 1918. Seria! No. 138,77)

all wlw/m t may Concern:

` Be it known that l, Alama'r S. Howrmr., a citizen'ofthe'llnited States, and a. resident ofthe city of Chicago, county of Cook', Vand, Stilte of Illinois, have' invented certain new and usefuly Im Jiovenients in Splicing Apparatus for iinematographie' Films, of which the following is a specification.

` My' invention relates to apparatus for splicing the ends of strips ol cinemato graphic filml whereby a plurality of strips of film bearing scenes and titles may be rapidly and accurately joined together to provide a. continuous filmstrip of `considerable length. Itis onefof the objettsof4 my invention to provide anapparatus of this character that n'ay, be so adjusted that the ends of the strips which* arejto he spliced or joined may bebroiightinto enact register with eac other" so'that tl'inarginal perforations of tlielfini'shed strip of' film Will'not vary nor the distance between said perforations be changed 'att-he 'location of the splice. A furtherobjectof' my invention is the provision o f a splice cinematographie film thatisiadapted to accurately shear the end edges of=tliestrips to be joined and at the same timel provide portion of said film. to

be overlapped when the splice is made. Anf

i possible` so that it other object-of my invention is the provision provsijoniof a, lm splicer thatis capable of perfor-min its functions 'Withgreate'r ra pidity `an accuracy than is possible with the means at present in` use, and also to p'rov'ide'an `apparatus ofthis character that is :simple randv *easy "to manipulate, com# parativelyV inexpensive to manufacture,V and is'assembled with as few'operating parts as vwill not readilyget out ofo'rder. i

'=I :prefer toA accmnplish'H the divers objects of niyimention bysubst-antially the means and inly the manner". hereinafter fully -de-= scr'ibedf and; asi more particularly* ointed out inthe 'elaiins referenoebeing bei ence characters are employed to designate like parts throughout the several figures thereof. y

In the drawings, `Figure l is a vertical front elevation partly in section of the upper portion of vmachine for splicing cmematographic i m.

` Fig. 2 is a top plan thereof. Fig. 3 is a vert1cal side elevation of my invention, the table being shown in section. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 1w-4, Fig. 2, and dra-wn to an enlarged scale.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section of the clamping members detached from the apparatus and drawn to an `enlarged scale.

Fig. 6 isan enlarged detail side elevation bdttom of the standard.

Fig. 7 isa horizontal, longitudina-laxial of the foot lever mechanism adjacent the sectionof the bearings for the'arms carry- ,ing the clamping members.

Figs. 8, 9, 10,11 and 12 are dia rammatie views of the successive steps in t 'e operation of the apparatus in cutting and splicing the ends of the film.

Fig, 13 is an exaggerated diagrammatic view of the final step of the operationand just prior to pressing theoverlapped edges of the film together'.

Fig. 1+ is an edge view of the two stripsof film about to be united. f

Fig.' 15 is a top plan of the film after being spliced or united.

` Referring to the drawlngs, it will be seen myap'paragls preferably comprises a suitablr vertical `standard 20 that is pro` ided with laterally projectinghorizontalan` fs 21 adwcent 1ts' upper end and has its lower portion terminate in a suitable flat base 22.

A suitable flat table or shelf 23 is supportedV by the' arms 21 to provide a rest for the operator. Standard 20 extends above the hor!` zontal plane of the table just mentioned and preferably terminates in a suitable transverse boss 24 that provides a bearing for the horizontally disposed arbor25 "upon which thepivotal ends ofthe film"clamping'inemb'ers are' carried, as will be hereinafter more fully described. Q'

Projecting horizontally from the upper portion `ofthe standard 20 and in front of the arbor 25is a suitably shaped extension 2G that has the lower plate 27 o f one of the film clamping jaws mounted thereon. 'I`hs". 4 plate is preferably qfrectangvillar shnpe'in'- outline, with a smooth upper surface andl is secured to said extension by elongated bolts 28, 28, 4that pass through. smoothly bored openings' 29, in said extension l and v have 5 their upper ends tapped into threaded openings in said plate 27. The diameters of the openings 29 are sli htly greater than the widest diameter of bo ts f of slight adjustment of said plate 27, and

inorder to accomplish this adjustment I have provided. a smooth bolt 30, that -is inserted through the extension and is provided upon its 'innerI end edge withza longitudinally projectin stud 3l that is'disposed eccentricallyof t e axis of said bolt s as to engage a suitable'recess formed to receive the same inthe lower bottom surface of the plate 27, as shown in detail in Fig. 5 of the drawings. A n end plate 32, having a large recess or depresssion 33 upon its inner ace, is bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the righthaud end surface of the extension 26, 'and a vertically reciprocable rectangularly shaped blade-34.*is disposed in the recess or depression ss, so that it will be guided by the ends of said depression between the inner surface thereof and the opposing surface' of the extension-26.` A lever 35, fulcrumed intermediate its ends upon a stub 36 3o. projecting from an adjacent portion of th'e standard, has its forward end extended through a longitudinally elon ated Aguidevway 37 made horizontally' int e extension' 26 and is .provided with alateral finger 38 that projects into and engages a horizontally disposed elongated slot 39 in said blade 34., The opposite end oflever 35 is kept nor- I nallyi depressed by a suitable coiled contraction spring 40, so that the blade 34 will be 40 normally at the .upper limit of its movement. Suitable film-engaging teeth 41, 41, extend upwardly from opposite'ends of blade 3 4 and project throughv suitable small correspond- 'ing openings 42, 42, made in theface'plate 27'and whenever the adjacent extends end portion of lever 35' is vsufficiently depressed, these teeth 41 will belwithdrawn through their respectiveopenngs so as to disengage the film. The .teeth 4l correspond in crossi 503 section to `the shape ofthe usual perforations.

adjacent the margins oa, film strip and the -distance between said teeth corresponds with thedistance between perforations upon vopposite margins of the film so that sald blade `will be disposed transversely across 'the film,

, as will be understood.

. .Mounted upon the arbor 25, referably 'at the left'of the boss 24, is a suita le sleeve, 43

. that is elonV ated and/extends to the' ad..

is'provided with an integral "arm 45,- that` rejects both to the front and-rear. thereof.

he forwardly extended portion of this arm so-as to permit cal alinement above the plate 27. A plate 46 is preferably-mounted upon the underside of the outer end of this arnr 45 by bolts 47 47 in substantially the same manner as plate 27 is secured to its support by providing smooth bores in the bolt openings48, 48, that are wider than thediameters of the-correspending portions o f the Shanks of-the bolts and bolt heads. An adjusting bolt 49, having asmooth surface, is passed through the arm 45 and a shortreccentrically disposed stub, 50 on its end is adapted: when rotated,

to vadjust the l'relatlve position of the plate' with respect to its opposing late 27 when the clampirf bolts 47 haven loosened. Thls plate 6 is of substantially the same shape as its opposing plate 27, but is sli htly shorter than the same so that its right and end edge terminates a slight distance back of the adjacent ed e of plate 2.7, in order'to provide a shoul er 51, the purpose .of which` will hereinafter more full.A appear, and suitvable pockets 52 are providy whic .the' teeth 41 of blade 34 areadapted to enter when the upper plate is moved toward vthe lower stationary ,plate to form 'a clamp for the end of 'a strip of film that has been impale'd .upon the teeth 41.

ed in plate 4(5 into v95 i The opposite end portion ofthe arm. 45

extends rearward of theful'crum or sleeve front portion extends forward of ,said sleeve vand has its end connected b va link 53 to the upper arm 54 'o f a vertlcally disposed 43, approximately the samedistance as theA4 aotuatin'g'lever 55. This lever and arm are somewhat of the bell-crank type and are 'fulerumed at -the apex of the bell-'crank (which is adjacent its upperyend) upona laterally disposedA pivot. 56 extended through the standard 20 and projected horizontally upon opposite sides thereof, as4 show-n in Fig. 1'0 Athe drawings. At the bottom of the lever 55 is a laterall" 'projecting foot rest, 57, upon which the` oot4 of the operator is placed to actuate .said lever and move its lower end rearward in order to lower the front end of arm 45- and bring the plate 46 Vposing stationary endofthe film.

this rearward position,- I have provided a suitable'pawl 58 that is 'fulcrumed interme- .,diate its ends upon a pivotalpin 59,

carried thereby into contact with the -opplate 27 and clamp the rojecting laterally from the side of the oot, y

AIn 'order to permit thev lever to be held in 57. A springjO. normally keeps 4the forward. portion of the-.pawldepressed and permits its lower end to ride over suitable stop lugs 61 and 62, arising from the base-22, while the opposite or rear portion of said sion 63, that has its end termlnatefabove theplanel of the upper surfaceof thefoot plate A"pawl is provided with -a-n' upturned exten-f' providing two stop-lugs is drawings.

upon its reduced portion so that it may be engaged by the toe of the operators foot and depressed to release the pawlfrom the stop-lug. The purpose of to permit the second lug 62, or one nearest the standard, to be engaged by the pawl in the event said foot plate 57 is not moved far enough to the rear o'r should accidentally slip oil the rear most lug 61, as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

Abuttin the bearing boss 24 and mounted upon t e end of the arbor 25 opposite sleeve 43, is another sleeve 64 that is constructed similarly to sleeve 43, with the exception that its exterior diameter is considerably reduced, as shown in Fig. 7 of thel This sleevel is preferably secured upon arbor 25 by a suitable washer and bolt 65, and surrounding the sleeve is a suitable ex terior barrel 66, that is provided with a lateral extension or arm 67. 'The outer ortion of the arm 67 has a flat upper sur ace. Secured upon this flat surface of arm 67 is a substantially rectangular shaped plate 68, vthat is so positioned thereon that the left hand end edge thereof abuts flush against the adjacent end edge of the stationary plate 27, so that the upper surfaces of said plates will be 1n the same horizontal `'plane when arm 67 is in its lowered position. This plate is adjustably'secured in position in substantially the same manner as plates 27 and46 by suitable clamping bolts 69, 69,

Vthe Shanks and heads whereof` are disposed in widened or enlarged openings 70, 0, in the erm 67, and have their threaded ends 'tapped into threaded openings in the plate.

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vlamped upon clamping member 46, the projecting end of.

barrel bolt 71, provided with an eccentric stud, 72, upon its end, that enters a rece in the bottom of plate 68, is adapted to adjust said plate horizontally support toward or away from the p ate 27, the edgevof which it is adapted to engage. The disposition of the lates 27 and 68 'is such that, when the 4en of a film 'strip `is the plate 27 by its companion` said film will extend into the path of movement of the adjacent endv edge of plate 68 across the shelf 451 and when the latter plate (68) is brought down, the lower corner edge `.thereof nearest plate 26 will engage the upper 'adjacent corner edge of said plate 26 'and shear'ol the projecting portion of the film, leaving a smooth, straight edge at a i 4 right-angle to the longitudinal edge of the film. j j.

4'Formed integrally with the sleeve 64 is an arm 7 3, that extends both forward and rear- 'wardof the sleeve, the forward. end portion being flattened and spread out to provide a su port or base 74, upon which a fiat rectangu ar shaped plate is adapted to be mounted in opposition toplate 68. I

upon its ,pects s provided with the pawl!v 88, having van 89 adapted to vbe en# prefer to mount this plate 75 adjustably upon its support, in substantially the same manner as the clamping plates heretofore 74 and is provided at its lower ,end with an eccentrically projecting stud 79that projects into and is seated in Aa proper recess formed in the adjacent portion of plate 75.

By releasing bolt 7 6 the bolt 78 may be rotated to adjust the plate to a proper position. A suitable recess 8() is made in the under surface of the support 74 and a small plunger 81 is mounted therein and, passes through the plate 75. This plunger is kept normally in an extended position by a coiledv expansion spring 82 surrounding the sanie, so that when the outer end of arm 73 is lowered so that the plate carried thereon 7 will come adjacent to plate 68,-the plun er 81 will engage the vfilm disposed therebetween.

Plate 75 is extended slightly :beyond the left-hand end edge of its-companion plate 68,

so that its said left-hand edge will be adapted' to lie iiush against and abut the adjacent end edge of plate 46 and will overlap the shou-l- .der 51 formed on. the plate 27 heretofore described. The plates 68 and 75 comprise the clamping jaws 4for the opposite end cfa strip of ilm'to be spliced to the end of the film retained between the` clampingfplates 46 and 27. When the Strip of film has been properlypositioned between plates 68 Vand 5 and lowered, the lower left-hand corner of plate 7 5 will engage the upper right-hand corner of plate 46 so as to shear -thefilm squarely across at substantially a lightengle to the longitudinaledge or margin ofthe film strip. I

The rear portion of arm 73 extendsfbeyond its fulcrum and is connected at its end by` a link 84 to the upper arm 85 of a suit-` able' actuating lever 86. The pivotal boss of this lever' 86 is ,mounted upon the adjacent extended end of the shaft 56 hereto? vfore described and itsl lower end terminates in a suitable foot 87. The construction of lever 86, and its foot 87 `is similar in all re- Y to the lever and foot upturned inner end gaged bythe toe of theoperators foot',and itslower` end is adapted to` engage 'either of the stops 61,- or 62 whentheleier isfiuoved rearward in the same'manner'asits eonl panion lever. f l I In order that the levers 55 and 86 'may be assisted in retainingtheir adjusted posltions and in order to facilitate their operation, I have mounted upon the standard 2Q 55 and l'57 and 5 erally from their respective levers. A coiled expansion spring 92 surrounds' the bolts 9() between their plvotalends and the lugs 91 so that when the lever is moved rearward or forward until the boss 91 passes the dead center, or, in otherwords, out of 'alnement with a plane passing through the pivotal member and the fulcrum 56, the spring will exert its pressure to force the lever to the rear or forward to the limit of its respective 1li movements. l It is'essential in the operation of this des vice that the plates 27 and 68 be brou ht int-o horizontal alinement'with each ot 1er as the first step in the operation of the apparatus, so that the perforations in the right-hand end of the film Strip may be im paled upon the teeth .-11 .projecting above plate 27, substantially in the manner shown in Fig. 8.. In this position the plate 46 is elevated by moving foot treadle 57 to the so elevated and the next making the splice the operator may readily select the point at which the splice is made,

rear. Platefl' 5 is s tepof the operation is to lower plate 75 into contact with plate 68, vas shown in ,'Fig. 9 of the drawings. This is done by releasing' foot treadle 87 and permitting it to-return to normal position. The two plates 75 and'68are' now raised while in contact with each other by locking the arm 7 3 to the arm 67. This is accomplished by providing I a suitable pivoted locking vlever 93 -thatis .fulcrumed'adjacentits lower end to 'a piv-A otal stud 94 projecting laterally from the arm 67. This lever 93 is provlded with two recesses or'notehes'95 and 96, the former I 40 being disposed above the ulcrum and the latter below the fulcrum, and are adapted to engage projections 97 and 98 extendin Ylaterally from theirv respective arms 73 an ,67. When the lever 93 is disposed in-the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the lower-projection 98 'is engagedb its respective recess and the 4two plates w1ll be raised togethe'rp- However, when the lever fis moved into the pposite position so that the projection 97 ig engaged by its respective recess, the lowest projection is released and the arm 73 may be raised by itself.

After the righthand strip of' ilm'has' been clamped between the plates 75 and 68,`

15B and the saine raised. to the position shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings, the left-hand "strip of film isimpaled upon the teeth 41 on lplate`27, as shown in this. ligure, and then the companion plate 46.1s brought down into contact with plate 27 so .as to clamp the film between the same. Thls vosition of the respect-ive parts is shown'. ia-

grammatcally in Fig. 11 ofthedrawmgs. The left-hand clamping jaws -areheld sta- 66 tionary, as shown in'Fig.u 11, andthe righthand jaws are brought down into enga ement therewith, as shown in Fig. Vlhe shearing of' the respective ends of the film takes place upon the enga 'ementofthe right-hand jaws with the left-hand jaws and the projecting epds ot' the film are brought into close contact with each: other. This is shown'in Fig. 12 of the drawings and Greatly enlarged in Fig. 13. i

ter the ends of the film have been sheared inthe manner just described, the right-hand clamping members are again elevated and the-portions of the film which are. exposed on the plates are scraped by means of a suitable scraping tool. the de? tails of which are set forth in an application.

for United States Letters Patent for a by impaling the ends of the-film upon the teeth 41 soas to form the splice in the space -oIi the film between t-he pictures.; so that after the film has been spliced, the pictures `will run in proper sequence and the proper number of perforations would be disposed upon the marginal edge of the picture upon both sides of this splice, thereby avoiding the jump of the picture when projected, which necessitates the reframing .of the pro- `jecting machine. 1

What I claim is v 1. A. tilm splicing machine comprising two pairs of film clamping jaws, and a common film registering device carried-by one of said'jaws and adapted to locate both ends' ofthe film with respect to each of said pairs of jaws.

2. A film splicing machine comprising two pairs of film clamping jaws, and a film registering device carried by on'e of' said jaws and adapted to locate both ends of the film with respect to each of said pairs of jaws the adjacent ends of said' clamping jaws being so related as to shear-'the film i held by said respective jaws.

3.v A film splicing machine comprising two pairs of film clamping jaws, eachpair' to ne spliced, the adjacent ends of said jaws belug so related as to shear the lm held by said respective Apairs of jaws.

4. A film splicing machine comprising two pairs of filinelampmg jaws, each pair o Jjaws adapted to receive an. end of the film of jaws ada ted to receive an end of the film to'be sp iced, the adjacent ends of said jaws being so related s to shear the film .40 pair of l9. A film splicing i held by said respective pairs independently of the opposite pair.` l

"5. film s li cing.,i'nachine` comprising 6 two pairs of claniping members each comprising suitable supports, oppositely dis` osed lates mounted thereon, and means l or ad usting said plates with respect to each ot er. Y i0 .6, A film splicing machine comprising a pair of clamping jaws adapted to retain one end of a strip of lm to be spliced, as econd pair of clamping jaws ada ted to retain the end of the other strip of lm to be spliced, means-for ,moving said second pair of jaws independently7 of the :first pair, and a`registeringdevice common to both pairs of jaws whereb the ends ofthe strips of film are adapted7 to be registered. 7. A film splicing machine comprising ,a pair ohclampm jaws adapted to retain one end of a strip o. film to be spliced, a ,second l -'pair of clamping jaws ada ted to retain the endof theother strip 4of lm to be spliced, 4"vingsaid second pairof aws i rvinde'pend'eritly of the first pair, and loc ingr .devi Vcarried'b said second pair of. jaws whereby the respective jaws are capable of movement both simultaneously and inde- 'Bdpendentl .of each other.

s` A i m splicing machine comprisingv a suitable support, a jaw mounted thereon and 'stationary therewith, `a` coacting jaw mov-- able with relation thereto, said jaws adapted 86 to, clamp one end of the film 'to be spliced,

and' a second pair olfclampin'g jaws capable of movement independently ,of each other Vand between which the opposite end of the film to be'spliced is clamped, said secondF 'aws being movable independently7 of said rst pair'- of jaws whereby theends of thefflmheld by the respective' pairs of jaws are adapted to be sheared. machine comprising a 4 5 suitable support, a jaw mounted thereon and stationary therewith, a coactmg jaw movable-with relation thereto, a second pair of' ,clampingjaws movable independently oi v aid first pair andcpnstituting `with said 'iirst pair of y jaws inde endent shearing i I 'Iiiembers for the ends of t e respective film, 1'said second air ofjawsfbeing capable of y-Lmovement i llependently of each other, and "affilm registering 'device carried by one. 'of libsai'd jaws and adapted t locatefilm with pect toeach of saidpairs of jaws. .f ll). A- ilm splicing machine eomprlsing a suitable sup ort, a jaw mounted thereon and stationarytlierewith, an arbor on said support, ja reciprocable' 4 arm fulcrumed on said *arb'on-a coacting jaw" carried on one end of saidffarim lan actuating lever operatively connectedto saidarm, vasecond arm ful v cruiiiedV on said lever, a lclamping jaw car v-riedon said -seeond arm, a clamping jaw of jaws, and means whereby one pair of jaws is movable crumed on said lever, a claml'iingja-iv care ried on said secondA arn'i, `a yclamping }aw coasting withsaid last'` mentioned jangalnd means adapted to lock said last mentioned pair of ws Vwhereby the saine areA capable of both simultaneous and independent move-l ment with respect to yeach other. i l2, A film splicing machine comprising a suitable support, a jaw mounted thereon and stationarytherewith, an arbor `onfsaid suppbrt, a reciprocable arm Julcrunied on said arbor, a,coacting jaw carried on one `end of said arto, an actuating lever operatively connectod to said arm, a second arm fu'lcrumed on said lever, a clamping jaw carried 'on'said' second arm, a clam ing jaw coasting with said last mentioned jaw, and a film register# ing device carried by one of' said beforementioned. jaws and adapted to locate .film with respect to each of said pairs of-y jaws'.

i3. A. film splicing mahine comprisingla suitable support, a jaw n'iounted thereon and stationary therewith, an arbor on said support, a reciprocable arm fulcrunied on said arbor, a enacting j aw carried on one end of said arm, an actuating lever operatively connected to said arm, a second 'arm fulorumed on said lever, a clamping jaw carried on said second arm, a clamping jaw coasting with said last mentioned jaw, means adapted. to lockvsaid last mentioned pair of jaws whereby the saine are capa-lille of both simul i taneous and independent movement with respect to each other, and a film registering device carried by one `of said before iiien- 'tioned jaws and. adapted tolooate film with respect to each of said pairs of jaws. 14. A film, splicingmachine comprising a suitable support, a jaw mounted thereon 4 and stationary therewith, a coacting jaw ,115 movable with relation thereto, asecond pair of clamping jaws-movable independently of said first pair and capable oi' movement independently of each other, and separate dei vices adapted' to adjust the respective `jaws 120 withresoeet to each other.

15. A film splicing Vmachine comprlsinga 'suitable support, a jaw mounted thereon and stationary therewith, an arbor on said supf' port, a reeiproeable arm fulcrumed onsaid arbor, a coat-.ting ja'w carried on one end of said arm, an actuating lever operatively Yconoected to 'said arm, a second'arm ifulcrumed. on said lever, a clamping jaw carried on said second arm, a clamping Y)aw coasting withsaid last -mentioned jaw, an actuating lever operatively oonnectedto said last mentioned l' lm between the same whereby said second film strip is adapted. to ,bodily 1,15 with respect to said first film strip, andarm, and separatedevices carried by 4each arm whereby each jaw is adapted to be adj usted thereon and with respect to the' other jaw.

' 16. A film splicing machine comprising a end of a strip o a second pair of indeair of clam in 'aws ada ted to retain one P P P pendently movmg' jaws coacting therewith, alocking devicevadaptedto locksaid second air of jaws together and retain a strip of be moved ',means for moving the said second pair of ment relative jaws independently of said first pair of jaws whereby the ends of the film retained by said pairs of jaws are sheared,

17.' In'a film splicing machine two jaws each provided with means for 'holding a piece o'f film, one of said jaws having mov;

18. In a film s piece ofiilm, one

to the other of said jawsA whereby the ends Vof the pieces of film car-- ried by-the respective jaws are sheared.'

plicing machine two jaws each. provided w1th means for holding a' l of said jaws having movef whereby the pieces of film carried b the res ectlve jaws are sheared and' broug t to- 'get' er in overlapping relation to each other.

19.' Ina film splicing machine two jaws Veach provided with means 'for holding a one oflsaid yjaws having move.-

spective jaws are sheared and brought to gether in alinement with'their sheared ends in overlapping relation to each other in position for splicing.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this IQth day of November,

the .pieces of film car-v 'ment relative to the other of said jaws by the coaction of said jaws. v 

